Tama’s Tee Home in Tamarama, Sydney by Luigi Rosselli.Luigi Rosselli Architects have managed to design a beach house in Tamarama that is both concrete up to the eyeballs, yet very much the epitome of beach-side living. “My favourite part of the project is the way the structure balances...
Percy Plunkett Café in Penrith, Western Sydney by Matt Woods Design.The new Penrith café has been built into a heritage cottage, which was once the home of the venue’s namesake, Percy Plunkett. After Percy there was a fire, a restoration, and most recently—a Thai restaurant. Matt Woods wanted to...
Italianate House in Surry Hills by Renato D’Ettorre Architects.Sydney-based Renato D’Ettorre Architects have found a way to breathe new vivacity into a Surry Hills terrace house, respecting its rustic past but also making way for a brave, modern future. Inside the terrace, Renato D’Ettorre...
The Beehive in Surry Hills by Luigi Rosselli + Raffaello Rosselli.Construction creates about 50% of Australia’s waste output. And a building’s energy footprint is largely based on the material’s embodied energy. With that in mind, Sydney architects Luigi Rosselli and Raffaello Rosselli took an...
Usfin Atelier: Genderless Hair Salon in St Peters by George Livissianis.George Livissianis – the interior architect responsible for a smattering of Sydney’s most arresting spaces – has turned his design magic on an inner-west hair salon. Usfin Atelier is pitched as a genderless salon, and with its...
Beechside Apartment in Freshwater, Sydney by Olivia Bossy.Sydney designer Olivia Bossy has applied a minimalist but tactical approach to the renovation of a tiny 51 square metre apartment in Freshwater. One of the most obvious challenges in reconfiguring a small space is how to make it feel...
Australian Designer Ross Didier Launches rD Collection.Under the new moniker, Ross Didier will be designing pieces that are simple, understated, and utilitarian – celebrating the modernist clarity of structure with a classic industrial...
The Collectionist Hotel Opens in Sydney’s Camperdown.With The Collectionist Hotel in Sydney, The World is Round, Amber Road, Willis Sheargold and Pattern Studio's collective challenge was to create a greater sense of quality that would exceed the budget’s potential and client’s...
“Somewhere Other” by John Wardle Architects Revealed at Venice Architecture Biennale.At JWA’s 'Somewhere Other' at Venice Architecture Biennale, visitors are drawn in to gaze through five different portals designed to transfer them Down Under and back to Venice again. Each portal plays with perspective and reflection to...